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7 December 2014 4278 comments
Mark Mark
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With the fall-out from Sergio Aguero’s injury reverberating around the Fantasy Football community, it’s time to distract ourselves from our return to the drawing board and resume the Gameweek action.

A pair of Premier League encounters await, with events beginning at the Boleyn Ground as Swansea City clash with West Ham. A battle of two in-form teams harbouring top six ambitions, the Hammers go into this match with just one defeat in the last eight, while the Swans’ have also suffered just one setback in their previous six league outings. Fantasy managers will of course be hoping that the 50% owned Gylfi Sigurdsson can help rescue the Gameweek with midfield returns, while Wilfried Bony will likely be auditioning as the potential Sergio Aguero replacement, once the City’s striker’s prognosis is confirmed.

Later today, Villa meet Leicester City in a midlands derby that, while bereft of Fantasy talent, could yet prove of interest with Christian Benteke now presenting an option up top. The Belgian returned to the scoresheet to earn the three points at Palace in midweek and, should he also put the Foxes to the sword, there’s little doubt that Benteke will be another name considered in the light of Aguero’s injury scare.

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  1. Professor Abel X
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Costa or Baines (c)?

    1. Berbalove
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      You know the rule.

      1. Professor Abel X
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        I know but QPR without their goalscorer?!

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Um Costa.

    3. Joga Bonito®
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Costa will probably be injured by the weekend and Baines should never be captained.

      1. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        If anything, Costa should never be captained

    4. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Baines. But I am tempted by Hazard..

    5. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      hazard?

    6. Hamstergod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      With Mirallas playing, I'd go for Costa

    7. Hibbopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Didn't we just go over this

  2. Ramseys Rovers
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Bony has to be playing champions league next year

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      He's not THAT good

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        better than Remy?

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 2 days ago

          Think remy is class. Better technically than bony yeah. Bony got a good record too though

          1. Heels_Over_Head
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 days ago

            fair

          2. Ramseys Rovers
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 2 days ago

            faster than bony maybe, but bony is technically excellent, great passer, great in the air & cannon of a shot

      2. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        better than Balotelli?

        1. Ramseys Rovers
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 days ago

          9/10 games bony > Balo

      3. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        cant you see him playing in arsenal? better than giroud and wellbeck.

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 days ago

          this too

        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 2 days ago

          He would be good squad player for cl club. Not a starter yet

          1. Lord Flashheart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 2 days ago

            for arsenal he would start.

      4. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Better than a number of strikers in the top 4 panels.

      5. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        he is.

        Arsenal would have him 1st choice and so would Liverpool, alongside Danny (if he was ever fit to play).

    2. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      cant see any of the english CL clubs buying him though

      1. Ramseys Rovers
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 days ago

        maybe not as most are overstocked on strikers

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 days ago

          There should be a fire sale

          1. Ramseys Rovers
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 2 days ago

            OH MY GOD THERES A FIREEE sale

  3. blind faith
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Aguero cover maybe Bony judging by this match?

  4. Jump in Micah
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    BENTEKE OUT..... Of the team bus

    1. Ser Football 42
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Lame

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      keep your day job

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      You terrified his 1% ownership base

  5. Berbalove
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    When will players be leaving for the ACN 2015? IS it two weeks before, ie around January 3rd?

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      around jan 10th

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      that is what a few seem to think... so should be okay for new year's day games, then gone... seems like

  6. Crouching Tiger
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Aguero and Welbeck to Bony and Costa? 2FT, no brainer?

    1. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      if aguero is out yes

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      if costa does not get injured mid week good transfers.
      dzeko and benteke also good options if you need the nomey to upgrade midfield

  7. copps
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    remember the days when there was no VC and it would just default to your most in form player? it actually seemed to work out quite well.

    1. Hamstergod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I loved that !

    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Yeah, you could set it to most in-form, or highest-priced. I wasn't keen TBH.

  8. simonb94
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    If you could have any midfielder who would you pick? It can't be haz sanchez siggy or downing

    1. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      sanchez for sure

  9. Fabregasm
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    When is Silva going to play again? I see him as a very good city cover for the next 5 games if he's ready by next weekend, even to a price of 8.8 or 8.9 🙂

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      pelle is hoping he can play in mid-week champions league match

  10. andres
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    1.Kun replacement: Roo, Costa or Lukaku

    2. Austing: sell for a hit, keep and play boyd

    1. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      buy costa, keep austin

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      1 you decide

      2 play boyd

  11. Reedy
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Wham 2-1!

    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Carroll again I think?

  12. Berbalove
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Carroll show!

  13. Would an idiot do that?
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Downing assist?

  14. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Get in Downing

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    OMG carroll

  16. Sharkytect
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Bony appears to be on fire but swansea's run of good fixtures ends in a few gameweeks; they are near the bottom of the fixture ticker until then end of jan.

    With that in mind i am considering getting benteke instead of bony. In a chadli + aguero > benteke + yaya for a -4.

    Gotta make a mive today before price changes. Will wait to see how villa play, but sounds like a plan?

    1. Berbalove
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      He's leaving for the ACN anyway, so if you want him, go get him now. Or not at all.

  17. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Downing assist??????????????

    1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Yes

  18. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Big Dog!

  19. Prime
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Here's hoping that's not an own goal

  20. banskt
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Carroll goal or own goal?

    1. banskt
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I am looking at that Downing assist...

  21. AH 🙂
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Carrolll

  22. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Aguero -> Carroll

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      bandwagon it

  23. Black Knights
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Downing assist machine!

  24. Nickofoz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Downing assist?

    1. Black Knights
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Yes

    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Yes

    3. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Yes

  25. Nabs Kebabs
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    downing assist!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Thank the lord as I needed something to boost me this game week. 😀

  26. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    So poor from Williams, letting Carroll get in that position

  27. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Own goal

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Not an og as on target right?

    1. Prime
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Looks like it

  29. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Downing assist. That was going in anyway 100%.

  30. Monk
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Carroll goal. Downing assist.